"In the evening I will speak again with Di Maio and Berlusconi". These are the words of the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, in the early afternoon of Wednesday, after an initial meeting with Luigi Di Maio which could make a sensational breakthrough for the formation of a new government. The final decision, as said by Salvini himself (“I will be able to speak in 24 hours”), however, it could require another day of close negotiations, which is why both leaders have asked the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to wait another 24 hours, i.e. until Thursday, before possibly appointing - as was Colle's intention today - a "neutral" government, of transition, thought up in recent days by the president to break the deadlock waiting to find a political majority or even, as it seemed increasingly likely in the last few hours, to return to the polls in July.
The Quirinale has granted the requested time and therefore all the indications lead to the achievement of an agreement in extremis, which avoids the very formation of a government of the president and gives life to a political and effective executive: the new majority should be the one predicted by now time but never realized, between Movimento 5 Stelle and Lega. The stumbling block, namely the presence of Forza Italia in the coalition of which the League is a part and which won the elections of last March 4, seems to be overcoming. Luigi Di Maio first let it be understood, who for the first time spoke of "no veto against Berlusconi, but we only deal with the League"; and Salvini himself, who reiterated: "I'll try to the last minute", stressing however that he has no intention of breaking the alliance with Forza Italia. “Either we find closure in the next few hours, or we go back to voting,” he added. The same party of the former Cavaliere (who has not yet spoken out) is sending unequivocal signs of relaxation: the formula for allowing the formation of a Di Maio-Salvini government, without however actively participating in it, is that of critical abstention. "I spoke to President Berlusconi and I think we can go in that direction," said the governor of Liguria John Toti, speaking of "benevolent criticism".
Berlusconi is not yet completely convinced, he keeps in mind the option of voting against, together with that of abstention. In reality, the new government would not need the votes of Forza Italia's 170 parliamentarians, but what is at stake is the stability of the coalition, not only at the national level but also in the numerous councils that the centre-right controls in the regions and municipalities of the North. "They don't want me, my dignity depends on it", the former Knight continues to repeat. But for days figures very close to him such as Fedele Confalonieri – who also did so a few hours ago speaking at the Catholic University of Piacenza – they suggest that he launch the Lega-M5S boat anyway, even without pushing it. Other leaders of the party also reiterated this today, such as Paolo Romani: “Better the M5S-Lega government than a neutral government. Let's try them”, echoed by Renato Brunetta: “Salvini-Di Maio? Go ahead, Fi remains out as a League in 2013. But the alliance remains, for me it is a value”.
